South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-06-17
TIE legIaphic CUndensations

Gov. Wilson has psrdoued Harvey
Massie. sent to the penitentiary for
forgery.
Michael Kennedy. of Troy. N. Y,
has brought suit against Michael Ca.
sey. john Clifford and others, charg.
ing them with conspiracy because
they would not work with him. Ken.
nedy is Knight OF Labor, while the
others are mcnbers Of the Carpen.
ters' Union. which does not affiliate
with the Knights.
The knights Of Lrbor are boy.
cotting all convict. made goods.
Hon. John II. Ewing died a. Wash
ington. Pa, aged 90 years. Major
Ewing was an uncle OF Jas. G. Blaine.
The Indian council at Eufauls, 1.
T., composed OF Delegates from Ell III
teen tribes, have adopted q memorial
10 the President protesting against
the act providing for the allotment Of
land in severa!ty to Indians, on the
ground that it will bring into their
country land monopolists and set
tiers, who will crowd out every hope
Of Indian civilization. They ask the
suspcn SION Of the law until they have
an opportunity to test their rights be.
fore the courts.
The Apaches are reported on the
war path again.
James &. Blaine, his wife and two
daughters sailed for Eutope Wedncs-
day.
IL is charged that the trunk lines
are evading the anti discrimination
clause Of the interstate commerce
law by c!evsrly devised classified.
ton Of freights.
General w. w. Averil, Gov. Fitz
hugh Lee and Generals Imbdoen ami
Jackson par icipatsd in the Con tedc-
rate memorial exercises at 3taun,on,
Virginia.
Ex.Secre,ary Of War lincoln. il 10
said, is making sixty thousand dol
lars year from his law business, aud
has no poll ical ambition.
Another of the six hundred is
gone. Sergeant George Willie, who
died fortnight. ago at Norwich. Eng.
land. had three horses killed under
him in the famous charge at Bala
klsva.
Sunday morning lightning struck q
ECuse near Brownsville, Texas, kill
ing Manuel Portales and bis wife. and
stunning Eugenio Rincones and wife,
who when brought TO we're each blind
in the right eye. A suspicion has all
ways existed among their neighbors
that Portales anil his wife killed her
first husband, and they claim that
Heavens vengeance has been execu.
ted on them.
Twenty five thousand square miles
Of land ere inundated in Hungary.
Good progress is being made in the
issuing of cerliH ;stes for Me1 lean
pensions. Tx Gov. Cameron aud
Senator Rio dleberger are said TO have
formed a close alliance against Gen
Malone.
In the fiscal year which will close
on the Both inst, more names will
have been put on the pension rolls
than in any previous year Of our bis
tory.
Mr.. Robert Smalls, the colored
contestant in the seventh South Car
DINA congressional distric', has de.
termined 10 make a vigorous contest
for the seat in the House which he
has occupied for a number Of years
past. Mr.. WIN, Elliott, who holds
tue certificate of election. is q brother
OF Rev. DR.. Elliott, rector of Ascen-
sion p. f. Church. Washington. ID. G.
Mrs. Morton, OF Charleston. this
State, has Instituted a suit for SLAM
der against OK. State Treasurer Bur
dette, laying damages at $4,000.
Snow fell on the Peaks Of Otter,
Va, Saturday.
Tammany Hall end other organi
zafiune ia Mr.. ask--ake ss,sax,i,,s.